Learning a lesson

Last week, I was a little lazy. I had some things to do, but nothing was especially pressing, so I didn't over-exert myself. This week, however, I'm paying the price for that mistake. Those things that weren't so pressing then, are now, but I don't have any time to actually work on them because there's a million other things to do. I kept hearing from people I work with that the summers are crazy here and I'm beginning to understand. I feel like I was so busy this week, but I didn't manage to make a dent in my stuff to do list.

There were some highlights to this crazy week, however. The pastor of my church from home, Dan, and his daughter Lindsey were in the country for vacation, so I was able to show them around for a few days. Also, I started yesterday visiting the houses of kids who applied to enter the school here for next year. There are 80 applicants that need to be interviewed, so it's quite a process. The main reason I get to play a part in this is because I can drive a car, but it's definitely a positive experience getting to visit so many different houses and to see where the kids in our programs are coming from.

On an entirely different note, although I've been insanely busy this week, I have managed to make time to watch the US in the World Cup. After the first game, when they lost 3-0 to the Czech Republic, I was embarrased to be American, but today they managed to tie Italy, one of the best teams in the world, despite having 2 players sent off. It was an encouraging performance and if they win their next game and get a little help from the other game from their group, they will move on into the next round. Of course, if this does happen, they have the priviledge of playing Brazil. So, either way you look at it the US run will probably be short-lived, but it won't stop me from watching and cheering.